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The steelpan (also known as a pan, steel drum, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steelband or steel orchestra) is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago. Steelpan musicians are called pannists.
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Steel pans: Years active: 1973–present: Labels: Inner City,...
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Steel drums are ubiquitous industrial shipping containers....
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Jul 24, 2012 · The steel pan, often referred to incorrectly as a steel drum, emerged in the 1930s. Metal objects including car parts, paint pots, dustbins, oil drums and biscuit tins, were originally used...
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The steel pan (also known as steel drums, or ‘pan’) was created in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1930s. It was established in contexts of Carnival resistance, its history being traced back to the...
On an island off the coast of Venezuela, native Africans communicated using talking drums and participated in ceremonial drumming. Traditional drumming and the instruments used for it were taken away and banned, so uses for bamboo played in rhythmic fashion were developed.
Steel drum, tuned gong made from the unstoppered end and part of the wall of a metal shipping drum. The end surface is hammered concave, and several areas are outlined by acoustically important chiseled grooves.
Mar 26, 2024 · Steelpan should not be confused with steel tongue drums — these are separate instruments. So where did this all come from? In this article we will explore the origins of the steel pans, how they are made, how they are played and some of the pioneering musicians who created this incredible art form.
